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ArticleJournal of neuroscience methods2009

An innovative real-time PCR method to measure changes in RNA editing of the serotonin 2C receptor (5-HT(2C)R) in brain.

Maria Fe Lanfranco, Patricia K Seitz, Michael V Morabito, Ronald B Emeson, Elaine Sanders-Bush, Kathryn A Cunningham

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Article in Journal of neuroscience methods, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
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6 citing papers in PubMed, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

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Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Maria Fe LanfrancoCenter for Addiction Research and Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Blvd, Route 0616, Galveston, TX 77555-0616, USA.
Patricia K Seitz
Michael V Morabito
Ronald B Emeson
Elaine Sanders-Bush
Kathryn A Cunningham
The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston · USVanderbilt University · US

Funding

NEUROBEHAVIORAL PHARMACOLOGY OF STIMULANTSR01DA006511 · NIDA · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BR GALVESTON · PI CUNNINGHAM, KATHRYN A. · 1990 to 2010
$3.3M
REGULATION OF RNA EDITING IN THE CNSR01NS033323 · NINDS · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY · PI EMESON, RONALD B. · 1995 to 2010
$2.5M
Addiction and the Neuropharmacology of PsychostimulantsK05DA020087 · NIDA · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BR GALVESTON · PI CUNNINGHAM, KATHRYN A. · 2005 to 2015
$1.3M
Neuropsychopharmacol Interactions - Cocaine &SerotoninK02DA000260 · NIDA · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BR GALVESTON · PI CUNNINGHAM, KATHRYN A. · 1996 to 2004
$579k
NIDA NIH HHS DA000260NIDA NIH HHS DA006511NIDA NIH HHS DA020087NIDA NIH HHS K02 DA000260NIDA NIH HHS K05 DA020087NIDA NIH HHS R01 DA006511NINDS NIH HHS NS033323NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS033323
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The serotonin 2C receptor (5-HT(2C)R) plays a significant role in psychiatric disorders (e.g., depression) and is a target for pharmacotherapy. The 5-HT(2C)R is widely expressed in brain and spinal cord and is the only G-protein coupled receptor currently known to undergo mRNA editing, a post-transcriptional modification that results in translation of distinct, though closely related, protein isoforms. The 5-HT(2C)R RNA can be edited at five sites to alter up to three amino acids resulting in modulation of receptor:G-protein coupling and constitutive activity. To rapidly quantify changes ex vivo in individual 5-HT(2C)R isoform levels in response to treatment, we adapted quantitative (real-time) reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) utilizing TaqMan probes modified with a minor groove binder (MGB). Probes were developed for four 5-HT(2C)R RNA isoforms and their sensitivity and specificity were validated systematically using standard templates. Relative expression of the four isoforms was measured in cDNAs from whole brain extracted from 129S6 and C57BL/6J mice. Rank order derived from this qRT-PCR analysis matched that derived from DNA sequencing. In mutant mice solely expressing either non-edited or fully edited 5-HT(2C)R transcripts, only expected transcripts were detected. These data suggest this qRT-PCR method is a precise and rapid means to detect closely related mRNA sequences ex vivo without the necessity of characterizing the entire 5-HT(2C)R profile. Implementation of this technique will expand and expedite studies of specific brain 5-HT(2C)R mRNA isoforms in response to pharmacological, behavioral and genetic manipulation, particularly in ex vivo studies which require rapid collection of data on large numbers of samples.

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Alternative SplicingAnimalsBase SequenceBrainGene Expression ProfilingMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMutationProtein IsoformsReceptor, Serotonin, 5-HT2CReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA EditingRNA, MessengerRNA Processing, Post-TranscriptionalSensitivity and SpecificityProtein IsoformsReceptor, Serotonin, 5-HT2CRNA, MessengerSerotonin

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PMID19428534
PMCPMC3794365
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